New features are coming to WhatsApp with a new public beta release that will allow users to choose who can see their profile photo, when they last logged into the app, and about who can see it.
According to WABetaInfo, version 2.21.230.15 of WhatsApp brings the new “My External Contacts” feature for select beta testers. However, in addition to not allowing “Everyone”, “My Contacts” or “Nobody” to see your information, users will now be able to choose who they don’t want to see their profile photo, last seen or information about.
Even if your phone is turned off, you will be able to connect your WhatsApp account to a maximum of 4 other devices.
According to the published announcement; People who are using an outdated version of WhatsApp or have not yet enabled this feature will not be able to see your information if you exclude them. When you block someone from seeing your last seen, you won’t be able to see that person’s last seen either. Therefore, when you set the last seen to nobody in your privacy settings, you may be able to see the last seen of the excluded contacts; but this is just an error.
All changes are not limited to this. With this version of WhatsApp beta, the company is also removing the option to disable the multi-device beta program, which means users can no longer opt out as the company plans to make this functionality one of the key features coming to the app.
As of now, any user using the latest version of WhatsApp can experience multi-device support if they wish. In a statement on this, the company said, “multi-device beta; It is an opt-in program for Web, Desktop and Portal that gives you early access to try a new version of WhatsApp. If you join the multi-device beta, you will be able to use connected assistive devices without having to keep your phone connected. ” By signing up for this public beta program, it is possible to use WhatsApp on a maximum of four devices at the same time, but you can only connect one phone to your WhatsApp account at a time. Of course, you need to register your WhatsApp account first and connect new devices to your phone. If you do not use it for a long time, your WhatsApp connection with other devices connected to the phone will be disconnected.
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